Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #36 - February 19, 1996
Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #36
Topics for Today:
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #35
Re: DC
(no subject)
Prague
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #35
BFF:Mr. Wrong strikes again
"underground" as the BF5 single
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #32
a review
boots
(no subject)
unlisted Ben Folds Five show
Ben Folds Five/Pazz and Jop
Re: BF5: Great Show!
Cheese Wiz is personality, personality
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 00:19:28 -0600
From: Geoffrey McNulty
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #35
wow, now that was a short issue. i only got one response to my tops of 95
lists from some guy who didn't understand that alternative music is no
longer alternative. hmph. i hate the suburbs. anyway, the place that bf5
played in madison (i think) burned down today. oh well, i couldn't get in
there anyway. only a few more months...but they might be giants are coming
here on march 31st. if you're in the madison area and are into tmbg, gimmie
a ring or e-mail or whatnot. now i gotta get back to botany. ooh, and
during the setup for our 80's promo thing for the radio, me and another guy
on my staff were plunking out bf5 songs, and were yelled at by the other
promo people. not because of the music, but because we weren't blowing up
the baloons.
geoff
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 01:28:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Somebody to Love
Subject: Re: DC
Of course there will be no show here at DC. The best show I've seen in a
while was Jim Carroll on Friday night at the Black Cat. Does anyone know
the tour dates for Ben Folds Five so far for now?
-Erica at GW
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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 96 22:54:45 0000
From: Rosanna Martinez
Subject: (no subject)
Hello.
I bought Ben Folds band CD right after the article in Musician magazine
(Nov 95?). Heavy rotation on my CD carousel and in my car (I have a
daily 1 hour commute).
Anyway...
I'd like to subscribe to your mailing list.
Thanks.
Rosanna
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 14:30:08 +0000
From: Mindi Levine
Subject: Prague
Please let me inform you --- you folks do not know the meaning of the words
"musical desolation" until you've lived in Eastern Europe! If it weren't for
the folks back home sending me tapes like BFF, lord only knows what would
happen.....
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:37:52 -0500
From: Opus
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #35
> [Okay, nobody's said anything, so I'll throw it out: We went to see
> "Mr. Wrong" over the weekend. It's a kind-of-fun movie, with a credible
> premise that eventually goes way over the deep end, but I listened to
> every piece of music from title to pinwheel and nowhere did I hear "Song
> For The Dumped," even though it was listed in the credits. Did I miss it?
> Was it so buried under the dialogue that it was barely noticeable? Or is
> it possible that it appears on the soundtrack album even though it might
> not be in the movie?
Well, the soundtrack itself has an asterisk next to songs that were not
actually in the movie, and Song for the Dumped wasn't one of them, so
theoretically it should be in there. As to where, though, I dunno..
Becuase of all the fuss surrounding the "Underground" video recently, I
decided to download the clip MTV had to offer to give it another chance. My
verdict still hasn't changed.
One last thing: the original single that's available from D-Tox, how much
to they charge, including shipping and handling? I want to send them a
check but I don't want to have to wait for them to write back to know how
much to send...
opus
[Opus: The 7" is $3 plus $1 for postage. -fjm]
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:26:41 -0500 (EST)
From: GOTTLIEB@BU4090.BARRY.EDU
Subject: BFF:Mr. Wrong strikes again
I just read that BFF's song was on the soundtrack, but not in the movie.
SOunds like Hollywood has struck again. Remember the soundtrack to "Mike's
Murder" by Joe Jackson? Instrumental and vocal tracks and I think they
only used MEMPHIS for 10 seconds. Ah, what do they know?
Adam
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:46:27 -0500 (EST)
From: "JOHN Z. MULL"
Subject: "underground" as the BF5 single
Can anyone explain to me why they would chosse this song over all the
great tracks on the album to release? I mean, it's a good song, but
there's really not much to it. Actually, I think it's the weakest track
on the album.
Any ideas on this? Is it just cause it's a cutesy attack on the
indie rock scene?
zach.
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 14:25:18 +0000
From: caroline.com@caroline.com
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #32
To all that are intereseted here are all of the tour dates for Ben Folds Five:
Feb 1-Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Feb 2-St. Louis, MO @ The Side Door
Feb 3-Cincinnati, OH @ Top Cats
Feb 4-Louisville, KY @ Cherokee
Feb 6-Nashville, TN @ Exit Inn
Feb 8-Atlanta, GA @ The Point
Feb 9-New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Groove
Feb 10-Houston, TX @ Urban Art Bar
Feb 11-Austin, TX @ Electric Lounge
Feb 13-Albuquerque, NM @ Golden West
Feb 15-Phoenix, AZ @ Mason Jar
Feb 16-Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Feb 17-San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Feb 19- Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Feb 20-San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
*Feb 24-Feb 29 touring Japan
Mar 4-Honolulu, HI @ Hard Rock Cafe
Mar 5-Maui, HI @ Hard Rock Cafe
Mar 9-Seattle, WA @ Moe
Mar 11-Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar & Grill
Mar 12-Boulder, CA @ Fox Theatre
Mar 14-Austin, TX @ Schotz Garden
Mar 15-Springfield, MO @ Regency Showcase
Mar 16-Kansa City, MO @ The Hurricane
Mar 17-Omaha, NB @ Ranch Bowl
Mar 19-Cleveland, OH @ Odeon Music Hall
Mar 21-Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
Mar 22-Providence, RI @ Club Babyhead
Mar 23-Boston, MA @ Mama Kin's
Mar 26-Washington DC @ New 9:30 Club
Mar 27-Norfolk, VA @ The Bait Shack
Mar 28-Fredericksburg, VA @ The Undrground
Mar 29-Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Mar 30-Raleigh, NC @ Trinity Farm
Thank you,
Caroline Records
[Thank you! -fjm]
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 13:33:00 -0600 (CST)
From: Levin
Subject: a review
An article here: http://www.ultranet.com/~mrlou/dave95.html
You may have to scroll down a bit.. Ben Folds Five is #2
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 14:37:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Jenn Halter
Subject: boots
does anyone have any recordings of any shows? email me!
jlh4935@email.unc.edu
thanks!
jenn hi shannon!
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 14:05:13 -0500
From: Tkuri@aol.com
When I saw a BFF album ad. on the Japanese music magazine, I found that the
Japanese version BFF album has a bonus track called "Tom and Mary".
Is this song available in U.S.? If not, I'll ask my girlfriend in Japan to
buy and send Japanese version album (the price in Japan cosst appro. $25
though).
Kuri
[Kuri: They did it as an encore, at the Pontiac show at least. I
don't think it's on any recording released in the US. -fjm]
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 96 14:28:26 0000
From: Adam Kline
Subject: (no subject)
BF5 is playing at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on the 20th of
February. Just thought you'd like to know.
Adam Kline
akline@disneys.oro.net
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 14:39:19 +0000
From: anna borg
Subject: unlisted Ben Folds Five show
It's late, but apparently, Ben Folds Five is playing in San Francisco
Feb. 20, bottom of the Hill, 9:30
Tickets are only 5 bucks!! and it's an excellent, if not small, venue.
anna
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 16:03:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Joseph patrick Swinea
Subject: Ben Folds Five/Pazz and Jop
Ben Folds five did relatively well in this years Village Voice poll,
finishing in 36th place with 151 points, and just behind Wilco and The
Bottle Rockets. The 151 points came from 13 ballots, btw. I haven't
found a copy of it yet so I'm not sure what, if anything, was written
about them. Anyone? Have they already been posted here?
Still, considering little if any airplay, a first release, as well as the
critics "must-choose" acts like PJ Harvey, Elastica, etc, this is a
pretty good showing
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 16:29:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Joseph patrick Swinea
Subject: Re: BF5: Great Show!
Hey there, I'm new to the list, but I was at the Casbah too (front,
center), and man-oh-man, it was a really fun show. Considering Ben said
he was "sick as hell," I'd really like to see these guys play when he's
feeling good, 'cos along with Son Volt and Wilco, it was one of the best
shows I've seen in the last year (And SV and BF5 are pretty far apart
musically, while Wilco's a happy melding of the two). Halfway through the
show, some Idiot (with a capitol "I") shouted "Elton John" wall BF was
intro-ing a song, which didn't seem to phase him much. As well as being
obnoxious, it just seems the wrong thing to shout--I see a hell of a lot
more Jerry Lee Lewis in his playing the Elton John, him slamming the keys
with his forearms, feet, and even his stool in order to produce the
crashing, over-the-top effect. Fun, fun stuff. I/we feel into 10 foot
deep grooves, danced a little, drank a little and had a blast. It's a
tight band. Some damn fine hooks, this band has. That's, "this BAND."
They're a tight, fun group, and Darren's drumming and Sledge's Bass
clicked really well. And the man can sing, too. Oh well, enough
double-driveling on my part. I tend to babble, sorry.
It was the first time I'd heard "Song For the Dumped," and man, was I
duped. Just when I thought it was going to turn into trite
sentimentality ("So you wanted/to take a break...") he went and sang
"Fuck you, too/gimme my money back/you bitch." I'm still not going
anywhere near the movie tho', especially with a new Coen brothers flick
coming out soon. The lyrics reminded me a lot of a Harry Nilson(?) song I
heard a long time ago.
--joe
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 96 19:19 PST
From: kamea_lessoway@mindlink.bc.ca
Subject: Cheese Wiz is personality, personality
Hi everyone,
just wondering if anyone knows when/if BFF is coming to Vancouver...
sorry, i know how annoying these posts are.
kamea
the nude chick(en)
....wondering how many people are on the list..
[Kamea: Looks like Seattle is as close as they get. As of tonight, 190
members. -fjm]
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